Kathmandu/New Delhi, May 2 (UNI) The family of Prisha Sah, a Nepali student found dead in her hostel room at Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT) University in Odisha, has left for India, even as New Delhi said that it takes student safety very seriously, and the case is being thoroughly investigated by the Odisha police.
Prisha, who was studying BTech at the KIIT University in her first year, was found dead inside her college hostel at around 8.10 pm on Thursday. This is the second death of a Nepali student in India at the same university, after that of Prakriti Lamsal, another KIIT student, who allegedly committed suicide after being tortured by her classmate.
The Indian government conveyed its condolences over the student's death and extended its full support to the family, promising full cooperation with Kathmandu in its investigation into the incident.